On 7/27/07, Harvey Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Before I figured that out, though, I tried uninstalling Firefox and > downloading it anew. I tried that a couple times, but when the program > started up, I could see it was the version I thought I¹d trashed. Just > for > reference, why couldn¹t I install a fresh copy of Firefox? >
1. How do you know it was the version you thought you trashed? 2. Weren't you installing the same version anyway (presumably the most recent, 2.0.0.5)? 3. You are probably confusing the profile or configuration with the software. You can change the Firefox software and keep the same profile, with the same plugins, bookmarks, history, etc. That's why Tom was trying to get you to run Firefox with a new profile, so you could see if it was a problem with your configuration / profile. As you say, all too often it is a plugin, or a large bookmarks file, or some configuration change that is recorded in prefs.js or user.js that messed you up. So creating a new profile will let you compare a vanilla setup with your regular one. In Linux, your Firefox profile is typically in a hidden directory. Unfortunately, some distributions put things in "special" locations, but if you are using the downloaded version, it will look in .mozilla/firefox/... So renaming .mozilla to .mozilla-old or the like will get your profile stuff out of the way and force Firefox to create a new one. This is my best guess, given your cryptic description. -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
